A data transmission rate control terminal device receives beam indication information and scheduling information from a base station. The terminal device determines at least one beam based on a set of N candidate beam pair links (BPLs). The terminal device determines second modulation and coding indication information according to first modulation and coding indication information, and the terminal device transmits data on the at least one beam according to resource indication information and the second modulation and coding indication information.
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1. A data transmission rate control method implemented by a terminal device, wherein the data transmission rate control method comprises: receiving beam indication information from a base station, wherein the beam indication information comprises one or more candidate beam pair links (BPLs); receiving, from the base station, scheduling information that comprises resource indication information and first modulation and coding indication information, wherein the first modulation and coding indication information comprises a first modulation and coding scheme (MCS) or a first rank indication (RI); determining at least one beam based on the one or more candidate BPLs; determining second modulation and coding indication information according to the first modulation and coding indication information, wherein the second modulation and coding indication information comprises a second MCS or a second RI; transmitting data using the at least one beam according to the resource indication information and the second modulation and coding indication information; receiving acknowledgement information or negative acknowledgement information from the base station; and adjusting the second modulation and coding indication information based on the acknowledgement information or the negative acknowledgement information.
2. The data transmission rate control method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more candidate BPLs comprises one or more terminal-side beams, wherein the data transmission rate control method further comprises receiving measurement indication information from the base station, wherein the measurement indication information comprises uplink measurement results of the one or more terminal-side beams, and wherein determining the at least one beam comprises determining the at least one beam from the one or more terminal-side beams based on the uplink measurement results.
3. The data transmission rate control method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more candidate BPLs comprises one or more base station-side beams, wherein the data transmission rate control method further comprises measuring the one or more base station-side beams to obtain downlink measurement results of the one or more base station-side beams, and wherein determining the at least one beam comprises determining the at least one beam from the one or more base station-side beams based on the downlink measurement results.
4. The data transmission rate control method of claim 1 , wherein after transmitting the data using the at least one beam, the data transmission rate control method further comprises sending the second modulation and coding indication information to the base station to enable the base station to decode the data according to the second modulation and coding indication information.
5. The data transmission rate control method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the second modulation and coding indication information comprises increasing the second MCS or the second RI after receiving one or more pieces of acknowledgement information.
6. The data transmission rate control method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the second modulation and coding indication information comprises decreasing the second MCS or the second RI after receiving one or more pieces of negative acknowledgement information in one or more subframes.
7. The data transmission rate control method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the second modulation and coding indication information comprises decreasing the second MCS after receiving one or more pieces of negative acknowledgement information in one or more subframes.
8. The data transmission rate control method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the second modulation and coding indication information comprises decreasing the second RI after receiving one or more pieces of negative acknowledgement information in one or more subframes.
9. A data transmission rate control method, wherein the data transmission rate control method is implemented by a base station, and wherein the data transmission rate control method comprises: sending beam indication information to a terminal device, wherein the beam indication information comprises one or more candidate beam pair links (BPLs); sending scheduling information to the terminal device, wherein the scheduling information comprises resource indication information and first modulation and coding indication information, and wherein the first modulation and coding indication information comprises a first modulation and coding scheme (MCS) or a first rank indication (RI); receiving second modulation and coding indication information from the terminal device, wherein the second modulation and coding indication information is based on the first modulation and coding indication information, and wherein the second modulation and coding indication information comprises a second MCS or a second RI; decoding data according to the second modulation and coding indication information; and sending acknowledgement information or negative acknowledgement information to the terminal device to enable the terminal device to adjust the second modulation and coding indication information based on the acknowledgement information or the negative acknowledgement information.
10. The data transmission rate control method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more candidate BPLs comprises one or more terminal-side beams, wherein the data transmission rate control method further comprises sending measurement indication information to the terminal device, and wherein the measurement indication information comprises uplink measurement results of the one or more terminal-side beams.
11. The data transmission rate control method of claim 10 , further comprising determining the first modulation and coding indication information based on the uplink measurement results.
12. The data transmission rate control method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more candidate BPLs comprises one or more base station-side beams.
13. The data transmission rate control method of claim 12 , further comprising: receiving, from the terminal device, downlink measurement results of the one or more base station-side beams; and determining the first modulation and coding indication information based on the downlink measurement results.
14. A terminal device, comprising: a memory configured to store a computer-executable instruction; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instruction to cause the terminal device to: receive, from a base station, beam indication information comprising one or more candidate beam pair links (BPLs); receive scheduling information from the base station, wherein the scheduling information comprises resource indication information and first modulation and coding indication information, and wherein the first modulation and coding indication information comprises a first modulation and coding scheme (MCS) or a first rank indication (RI); determine at least one beam based on the one or more candidate BPLs; determine second modulation and coding indication information according to the first modulation and coding indication information, wherein the second modulation and coding indication information comprises a second MCS or a second RI; transmit data using the at least one beam according to the resource indication information and the second modulation and coding indication information; receive acknowledgement information or negative acknowledgement information from the base station; and adjust the second modulation and coding indication information based on the acknowledgement information or the negative acknowledgement information.
15. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more candidate BPLs comprises one or more terminal-side beams, and wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instruction to cause the terminal device to: receive measurement indication information from the base station, wherein the measurement indication information comprises uplink measurement results of the one or more terminal-side beams; and determine the at least one beam from the one or more terminal-side beams based on the uplink measurement results.
16. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more candidate BPLs comprises one or more base station-side beams, and wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instruction to cause the terminal device to: measure the one or more base station-side beams to obtain downlink measurement results of the one or more base station-side beams; and determine the at least one beam from the one or more base station-side beams based on the downlink measurement results.
17. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instruction to cause the terminal device to send the second modulation and coding indication information to the base station after transmitting the data on the at least one beam to enable the base station to decode the data according to the second modulation and coding indication information.
18. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instruction to cause the terminal device to increase the second MCS or the second RI after receiving one or more pieces of acknowledgement information.
19. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instruction to cause the terminal device to decrease the second MCS or the second RI after receiving one or more pieces of negative acknowledgement information in one or more subframes.
20. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instruction to cause the terminal device to increase the second MCS after receiving one or more pieces of acknowledgement information.
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